Bookholder



Aug. '15, 1933. J E. NEWBERG I 1,922,215

BOOKHOLDER Filed Jan. 25, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 M 1 0 k V X? 745 25265555 fifgziw? Patented Aug .l 5,1933 1,922,215

1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BooKHoLnER John E. Newberg, Chicago, Ill. Application Jai aryzs, 929. S eria1N0. 334,872

4 Claims. (01. 45-90) This invention relates to book holders. and. 13, andslidable leaves 14, and the 1ike. I-Iowmore particularly to a device of that character to ever, the details of the desk structure, as to the be applied as an attachment to a desk for foregoing features, form no particular part of holding, within convenient reach of the user, the present invention and the same are merely i 5 telephone directories or similar reference books. referred to incidentally.

uIn large cities, telephone directories have be- The device of the present invention includes a come quite voluminous, and, in fact, have so channeled trackway, preferably of sheet metal, increased in size as to necessitate insome cases, the same comprising a main body portion 15, separating the regular alphabetical listing of right angular side walls 16, and inturned marsubscribers andthe business classifications into ginal flanges 17 whose meetingedges are spaced separate volumes, and, in addition thereto, a 'apart, thereby affording a longitudinal slot 18; special suburban book is sometimes published. Slidable longitudinally in the trackway is a Obviously, these volumes are quite cumbersome carriage 19 comprising a rectangular main body and take upconsiderableroom as, well as bein plate from the center of which depends a 1on.

unsightly on top of a desk, gitudinalflange or rib 20, to which latter the 70 i The present invention has for its principal book holder 21 is attached: object to provide a simple yet practical structure Preferably, the book holder 21 is constructed which may be applied to the desk in:such a way of sheet metal, the outer shell being conveniently that the book-holding portion thereof is normally formed from a single sheet constituting the bot- 520 supported out of sight, but within convenient tom, side, end and top walls, the meeting mar- 7 reach, and having provision wherebythe ,user ginal portions of the sheet, after forming the may readily move said book-holding portion on top wall} being flanged as at 22 and secured on its support to a position where the book may opposite sides of said. depending flange or rib be easily removed from and replaced on} the i of the carriage 19, either by riveting the holder, at will. 3 i same as at 23, spot-welding, or by any other Other objects and advantages to be attained approved method of attachment. 1 will appear in the following description. The forward portion of the carriage 19 is The invention consists in the parts and comsupported by rollers 24 which are mounted on binations and arrangements of parts hereinthe under sides of the marginalflanges 17 of after described and pointed out with 'particu said trackway and extend upwardly through larity in the appended claims. 1 slots 25: provided therefor in s'aid flanges. The In the accompanying drawings forming a part said carriage 19 is provided atits rear: portion of this specification and illustrating practical with a pair of rollers 26 which are located in r adaptations of the invention, slots 27 provided therefor, saidrollers 26 pro- Fig. l is a transverse section through an jecting onopposite sides of said carriage 19 so ordinaryflat-top desk showing the book holder as to ride in contact with either the central in retracted position; 7 body portion of the trackway 15 or its marginal Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof; Y flanges 1'7, as will now be described; said rollers Fig. 3 is a transverse section of another desk fo the p rpose, being of a d m ter Slightly structure, on an enlarged scale, showing a modiless than the distance between said portion 15 5 fication of the means for attaching the bookof thetrackway and its marginal flanges 17. holding device to the desk; Normally, in the retracted position of the de- Fig. 4 isa fragmentary front elevation of the V s wn in Figs; 1 d 3 0f the drawings, r desk and attachment shown in Fig. 3; the forward portion of the carriage 19 is sup- Fig. 5 is an inverted plan view of the supportported on the rollers 24, While the rear end ing trackway; and i portion thereof is supported by the rollers 26 Fig. 6 Ba top plan view of the reciprocatory which a e at th s tim e t ng on the f a carrier and the booklholder thereon, of the trackway. When the device is moved Referring now to the drawings, the numeral forwardly from this normal position it rides for L 10 designates the ordinary flat-top desk which, a me in the ppo relation just above (1 as shown, is supported at its ends by the usual scribed, but as soon as it has moved a distance pedestal frames 11 in which are located the suificient to shift its preponderance of weight drawers 12. In other respects the desk is of the forwardly beyond the axes of the rollers 24, usual structure andis provided with the other naturally, the carriage 19 tends to tilt about *regular conveniences, such as the center drawer said axes, thereby throwing the rear end porat 32, by screws or bolts. I of the horizontal legs 33 of said brackets 30,

tion of the carriage upwardly whereupon the rollers 26 ride in contact with the central bodyportion of the trackway. Obviously, therefore, the device is easily moved longitudinally of its supporting trackway. I

The trackway 15 may be attached to the desk in various ways, according to the structure of the desk. As shown in Fig. 1, the desk is provided with across piece 28 near its front, and the trackway, therefore, is conveniently attached to the under side of said cross piece, while the rear portion of the trackway is attached to the portion 29 of the desk frame.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, wherein the cross piece 28 and frame member 29 are omitted from the desk structure, angle brackets 30 are secured to the side panel 31 of the end supporting pedestal 11 of the desk, as To the under sides the trackway 15 is riveted, as at 34, or .it may be otherwise secured thereto according to any approved or desirable practice.

The book holder 21 may be divided into any desirable number of compartments by providing the partitions 35, of which there are two illustrated in the drawings, thereby producing three compartments 36, 3'7 and 38, respectively. As shown, these compartments are open at the front, and it is preferable to incline the bottom Wall. 41 and correspondingly incline the rear wall 42 thereof, said bottom and rear walls being disposed substantially at right angles to each other. By this arrangement the books are not so liable to be jolted'out of the holderwhen reciprocating the carriage on the trackway. For convenience in withdrawing the carriage it is provided with arecess 39 on its under side, or it may obviously be provided with a suitable hand pull in lieu' of said recess. So, too, a stop, such as theangle member 40, may be provided to limit the inward position of the book holder.

From the foregoing it isapparent that a device is produced which is normally located out of the way of the user of the desk, yet it is.

conveniently withdrawable so as to have easy access to the books contained in theholder 21, at will.

While the structures illustrated in the draw-' and substituted without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: v 1. In a device of the character described, a supporting trackway comprising a channeled member having parallel marginal flanges spaced apart, a carriage comprising a rectangular body plate, said body plate having bearing rollers at its rear end portions between the body of said trackway and its said marginal flanges, said carriage having a depending longitudinal rib projected through the space between the marginal flanges of said trackway, a book holder mounted on said longitudinally ribbed portion of said carriage, and bearing rollers on said marginal flanges of said trackway for supporting the forward portion of said carriage.

2. The herein described book holder comprising a channeled trackway, said trackway having spaced parallel marginal flanges, said flanges having bearing rollers at the forward end portions thereof, a carriage comprising a rectangular body plate normally supported at its forward portion of said bearing rollers of said trackway, and having bearing rollers at its rear end portions cooperating with the body portion of said trackway and the marginal flanges thereof, said body portion of the carriage having a depending longitudinal rib projected through the space between said marginal flanges of said trackway, and a block holder depending from said longitudinally ribber portion of the carriage, said book holder having a book-receiving compartment open at its front and being provided with substantially right angula-rly disposed inclined bottom and rear walls.

3. In a desk provided with the usual leg-clearance space, a carriage on said trackway, a book holder mounted upon and movable with said carriage upon said trackway by means of bearing roolers.

l. In a desk with the usual leg clearance space thereunder, a trackway located therein to one side of said clearance space so as not to interfere with the legs of the user, means movable on'said trackway for supporting a book holder, and a book holder supported by said means.

JOHN E. NEWBERG. 

